The Cost of an Engineers Survey Report
When you consider the value of your house purchase, the cost of an Engineers’ Survey Report on a house in Galway is proportionately small. However, an Engineers’ report can be extremely valuable and worth far more than it cost. Our reports will indicate potential defects and hidden costs that may be present. We will also attribute potential costs on such problems. Hence, the Engineers Property Report can actually help you save a significant amount of money or headache!
You can also try to compare reports between companies. Some may offer different levels of report, but MyPropertySurvey do not consider this to be appropriate. All reports should have a fundamental basis. Planning Searches help to inform the nature of the report and establish regulatory dates. This is why we include a planning search as standard. In terms of professional guidance, there are generally 3 levels of survey report:
Type 1: Basic, walk-over survey.
Type 2: Full inspection, non-invasive.
Type 3: Full Inspection & Invasive works.
Generally, we would not have the consent to undertake a Type 3 report on any property and therefore our survey is a high-end “Type 2” report. However, we also include Thermal Moisture Imaging (for condensation and dampness) and we use telescopic cameras to access hard to reach areas.
Recent examples of the effectiveness of our reports include:
Identification of Fire Escape windows that were supposed to have been provided. This resulted in a price reduction of €5,000
Identification of defective septic tank. This resulted in a reduction of €7,200
Uncovering planning difficulties where a new roof was provided without planning permission. Retention was subsequently sought by the Vendor.
Identification of fundamental dampness issues on a property that would have cost in the region of €40,000 to rectify. Purchaser walked away from the sale.
There are numerous instances of cost savings that our property survey reports identify. Therefore, a report costing €545-€695 is generally insignificant when such other costly issues can be identified. There is also an interesting article in the Irish Times here on survey reports.
